Richard Hughes, Railroad Detective, was a fictional character created by Johnston McCulley who also created characters such as Zorro, Avenging Twins, Thunderbolt, Crimson Clown, and more. The character appeared in 6 short stories from May of 1908 - October of 1908 in Railroad Man’s Magazine with titles such as "When the Wires Bore the Call for Help through the Blizzard", "His Hour of Peril when Crime Stalked through the Freight-Yards", and "The Light that Shone and Disappeared".

*"The Light that Shone and Disappeared", Railroad Man’s Magazine, May 1908, short story
*"His Hour of Peril when Crime Stalked through the Freight-Yards", Railroad Man’s Magazine, June 1908, short story
*"When the Wires Bore the Call for Help through the Blizzard", Railroad Man’s Magazine, July 1908, short story
*"The Double Bluff when Shorty Tried to Get Square with the Man Who Sent Him Up", Railroad Man’s Magazine, August 1908, short story
*"The Man on the Pilot Engine and the Battle at the Switch", Railroad Man’s Magazine, September 1908, short story
*"The Secret Service Man Unearths a Piece of Corporation Villainy and Learns the Meaning of Gratitude", Railroad Man’s Magazine, October 1908, short story

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_McCulley_bibliography Wikipedia]
*[https://archive.org/details/epdf.pub_the-man-on-the-pilot-engine-and-the-battle-at-the-switch The Man on the Pilot Engine and the Battle at the Switch PDF]

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